The Little Things Of The Season
Our tree now has lights. We strung them up tonight, while Simon jumped on the couch excitedly shouting: “Our wun-uh-ful kiss-miss tweee! Our wun-uh-ful kiss-miss tweeee!” After we finished, and were...
View ArticleThankful
We are down to the last few days before Christmas and I have reached a point where some things just won’t be making the cut as far as handmade gifts go. Sometimes, realizing it is OK to defer to the...
View ArticleIt’s Been A While
Simon’s Christmas present from Mumma and Daddy: a yellow ukelele for jamming with Daddy. Hello, friends. It has been over a week since my last post. I needed a break from the blog world for a little...
View ArticleGifted Homemade Granola
Our Christmas gifts for aunts and uncles this year: homemade granola. We used this recipe, and found free online labels here. I was quite (pleasantly) surprised to discover how easy to make granola...
View ArticleI am not big into Valentine’s Day as an actual holiday, but I do love the idea of spreading a little extra love and joy to the people we care about. I also like the part about chocolate, making...
View ArticleThe Return Of Spring
This weekend, as a family, we are celebrating the return of Spring. This morning started with Simon and I boiling and coloring some eggs together. This time around we did nothing fancy, just crayons...
View ArticleFirst Fireworks
With the help of some noise cancelling headphones, Simon got to stay up late and watch the fireworks for the first time this year. He “oohed and aahed” and had a wonderful time. When we got home, he...
View ArticleHalloween 2013
Hi! Happy November! I hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween yesterday, if you celebrate. We sure did! In the morning I got up early to start engineering my horizontally braided hair for my...
View Article2014
We started our new year off this morning by being entirely too lazy for an impatient Simon, who woke with typical boisterous three-year-old energy. (How do they do that, so early?) Once he convinced...
View ArticleWhy My Kids Won’t Be Making A Christmas List
I realize that the holiday season is different for every family, and is often fraught with feelings of protectiveness over one’s traditions. You hear all the time about whether or not saying “Happy...
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